The Crucifixion of Kirk Cameron
Kirk Cameron became famous in the television sitcom "Growing Pains". During this time, Cameron was an atheist. But at 17, he was born again. Recently he came out with a film on America's heritage entitled "Monumental". As part of promoting the film, he appeared on The Piers Morgan Show. Morgan, as he often does when he has a Christian guest, pressed Cameron to tell him his opinion on Gay marriage. Cameron reluctantly but clearly shared that he believed that marriage was between a man and a woman and that homosexuality was unnatural and a sin. What Cameron said was nothing other than what has been at the foundation of the moral code of Western Civilization since ancient times - in fact, what has been at the foundation of most societies Western or non-Western from the beginning of recorded history. It is still at the foundation of the legal codes of most nations (though undoubtedly this will change). Just a couple of years ago, such a statement would hardly be viewed as controversial but rather as the obvious. What followed was revealing, not about Kirk Cameron, but about what is happening to American and global society. What followed was a firestorm of controversy. Cameron was attacked on the internet, on television, in print, attacked by Hollywood celebrities, attacked, it seemed, by everyone. Fran Drescher of The Nanny accused Cameron of seeking a religious dictatorship on America. On another "Inside Hollywood-like" show, Cameron's photograph appeared above the words "Hater." On the panel talk show "The View", Joy Behar reacted in visible disgust tempered with hatred and told Cameron to Shut up! Elizabeth Hasselbeck, one of the show's most outspoken self-professed Christian, countered that Cameron has a right to voice his opinion - but that she, herself, completely disagreed with everything he said. Barbara Walters then added that people have a right to speak even when their views are very unpopular. The attack continued throughout the media with Cameron the subject of mockery, ridicule, contempt, and hatred. The truth is Kirk Cameron simply said, not only what has been at the foundation of morality for thousands of years, but simply what the Bible very clearly says. It was only a few years ago, when to advocate that marriage be redefined to include a man and a man, a woman and a woman, would be considered controversial to the point of extreme. Now, in that same space of time, thousands of years old standards of morality have been turned upside down so that those who simply hold to what virtually everyone held to are now viewed as extreme, to become the objects of ridicule and hatred. It goes even farther, the subtext of these initial attacks, before a number of people spoke otherwise, was that Kirk Cameron should not even have the right to speak such things. Beyond that, the adjectives "dangerous" and "destructive" began to surface. This is a sign of things to come. Cameron had only said what the Bible says - Thus, the Bible is increasingly being viewed as "dangerous" and "destructive." End-time prophecy presents a scenario where believers are persecuted. For many years it was hard to fathom how this could happen in America - that's all changed - we're already seeing the beginnings. This month, be strong, be uncompromising, and boldly shine His light!
From Message - The Resistance
